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Contribution: Women's Program

River East Transcona School Division

$292,960.00

Their voices: What Indigenous girls need to feel safe and succeed in school

EF 2021-22 · 2021-11-01

Résumé
This 29 month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. River East Transcona School Division will achieve this by conducting a community-based participatory action project. Through this project which seeks to address the graduation rate gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous girls, their mental health experiences in school, experiences of discrimination and lower rates of leadership. Female Indigenous students will be mentored by Indigenous community leaders to celebrate their Indigenous identity and will be trained by industry professionals in photography, Photoshop and InDesign to create a Photovoice project book. The students will be trained to collect and analyze data for the photovoice project and be supported to compile their data into a book. These books will identify changes needed and will provide recommendations that will be implemented in schools to allow Indigenous girls to feel safe in school and gain leadership skills as they confidently move to postsecondary education and the workforce. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality. This project will work with the University of Winnipeg Continuing Education Department, the Braiding Histories program, a community Elder and with other female Indigenous community leaders to empower Indigenous girls to succeed at school, increase confidence in themselves and embrace their indigeneity. A mixed methods approach will be utilized to assess project’s results.
Programme
Women's Program
Emplacement
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

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Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
MB21611
Agreement Start Date
2021-11-01
Agreement Title
Their voices: What Indigenous girls need to feel safe and succeed in school
Agreement Title (French)
Leurs voix : Ce dont les filles autochtones ont besoin pour se sentir en sécurité et réussir à l’école
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$292,960.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 29 month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. River East Transcona School Division will achieve this by conducting a community-based participatory action project. Through this project which seeks to address the graduation rate gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous girls, their mental health experiences in school, experiences of discrimination and lower rates of leadership. Female Indigenous students will be mentored by Indigenous community leaders to celebrate their Indigenous identity and will be trained by industry professionals in photography, Photoshop and InDesign to create a Photovoice project book. The students will be trained to collect and analyze data for the photovoice project and be supported to compile their data into a book. These books will identify changes needed and will provide recommendations that will be implemented in schools to allow Indigenous girls to feel safe in school and gain leadership skills as they confidently move to postsecondary education and the workforce. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality. This project will work with the University of Winnipeg Continuing Education Department, the Braiding Histories program, a community Elder and with other female Indigenous community leaders to empower Indigenous girls to succeed at school, increase confidence in themselves and embrace their indigeneity. A mixed methods approach will be utilized to assess project’s results.
Description (French)
Ce projet de 29 mois favorisera une réponse et une relance féministes à la suite des répercussions actuelles de la COVID 19, grâce à des changements systémiques. La River East Transcona School Division y parviendra en menant un projet d’action participative communautaire. Le projet vise à combler l’écart entre le taux de diplomation des filles autochtones et non autochtones, examinera les expériences en santé mentale à l’école, de discrimination et taux de leadership plus faibles de ces filles. Les élèves autochtones seront encadrées par des leaders communautaires autochtones pour célébrer leur identité autochtone et bénéficieront d’une formation donnée par des professionnelles et professionnels en photographie, Photoshop et InDesign pour créer un livre Photovoice. Dans le cadre de la formation, les élèves recueilleront et analyseront des données pour le projet et auront de l’aide pour compiler leurs données dans leur livre. Ces livres décriront les changements nécessaires et formuleront des recommandations qui seront mises en œuvre dans les écoles pour permettre aux filles autochtones de s’y sentir en sécurité et d’acquérir des compétences en leadership pour passer avec confiance aux études postsecondaires et au marché du travail. À la fin du projet, l’organisme aura contribué à éliminer les obstacles systémiques en faisant la promotion de politiques et de pratiques inclusives, en accroissant les réseaux et la collaboration pour accélérer le changement systémique, et en s’attaquant aux normes et aux attitudes nuisibles persistantes en matière de genre, afin d’appuyer l’égalité des femmes. En collaboration avec le département de la formation continue de l’Université de Winnipeg, le programme Braiding Histories, une sage de la collectivité et d’autres dirigeantes communautaires autochtones, le projet cherchera à donner aux filles autochtones les moyens de réussir à l’école, une plus grande confiance en elles-mêmes et le désir d’adopter leur origine autochtone. Une méthode hybride sera utilisée pour évaluer les résultats du projet.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Winnipeg
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
River East Transcona School Division
Recipient Postal Code
R2K 2P7
Recipient Province or Territory
MB
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00054